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Mar 20, 2020 · 1. Yellow Fever. The quarantine station on Staten Island. Image from New York Public Library. In August 1793, a yellow fever epidemic hit Philadelphia, killing around 5,000 residents out of 50,000 ...
5 days ago · Rocky Mountain spotted fever is a rare disease in this part of the country and is caused by a tick bite. A Stamford man has recovered from one of the deadliest tickborne diseases in the country ...
2 days ago · Classic explanations include yellow fever, bubonic plague, influenza, smallpox, chickenpox, typhus, and syndemic infection of hepatitis B and hepatitis D. 1,143,000–3,429,000 (estimated 30–90% of population) [68] [69] 1629–1631 Italian plague (part of the second plague pandemic ) 1629–1631. Italy. Bubonic plague.
5 days ago · Tue, May 7, 2024, 1:14 PM PDT · 3 min read. CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WCIA) — The Champaign-Urbana Public Health District confirmed that a case of Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever was recently confirmed in ...
4 days ago · The Champaign-Urbana Public Health District announced that a case of Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever was recently confirmed in Champaign County. The illness is a tickborne disease that the CDC calls ...
5 days ago · Leptospirosis is a blood infection caused by the bacteria Leptospira [8] that can infect humans, dogs, rodents and many other wild and domesticated animals. [8] Signs and symptoms can range from none to mild ( headaches, muscle pains, and fevers) to severe ( bleeding in the lungs or meningitis ). [5] Weil's disease ( / ˈvaɪlz / VILES ), [12 ...
4 days ago · Todd Stapleton. May 8, 2024 | 5:47 AM. (Champaign Co., IL) — A case of Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever is being confirmed in Champaign County. The Champaign-Urbana Public Health District says an individual has tested positive. RMSF is a tick-borne illness transmitted in Illinois primarily by the American dog tick. The disease can be deadly if ...
